Folding box.



G. WEDOO.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25, I914.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

, FOLDING BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application filed September 25,1914; Serial No. 863,526.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'GRACE 12000, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Garner, in the county of Hancock and State of Iowa, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Folding Boxes, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention relates to collapslble berry boxes, and the object of the inven-' tion is to provide a simple, strong and durable box of this character which may be readily set up for use and quickly collapsed and compactly folded for transportation or shipment.

A further object of the invention is to .provide a knock-down box having a collapsible characteristic, but which also embodies all the desirable features of an ordinary berry box.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible or knockdown berry box wherein the bottom shall be elevated below the lower edge of the box, and the means for attaching the bottom to the box proper not only serving as a support for one end of the bottom, but also for retaining two of the sides of the box in a' set up position. a

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of .a berry box constructed in accordance with the present invention, the same being in its set up position, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the same approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the box in its collapsed or knock-down condition.

I construct my improved berry box of a single piece of material, such .as pasteboard, veneer,.or the like, best adapted for the purpose, and preferably the interior surface of the box is treated with a coating of water proof and preservative material, such as paraflin or the like.

The blank comprises a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion which is 'connected with the said longitudinal portion. The longitudinal portion is creased at intervals to provide a front 1, a side 2., a back 3 and a second side 4. The side 4 is provided at its lower edge with a lateral extension,

the same including what I will term a step,

5 which is divided from the side 4 by a longitudinal crease, the said step having formed therewith the bottom 6, the said bottom bemg d1v1ded from the step also by a longitudinal crease. The free end of the bottom-is formed with a longitudinally extending being spaced therefrom by longitudinal cuts 8, are preferablyupturned to form what I shall term fins 9. The side 4 is creased in a line with the outer edge of the step 5 and the bottom 6 to provide a front extension 10, the stud extension, adjacent its opposite edges being provided with spear-shaped projections or tongues 11 and 12, and the fins 13 and 14 of the said spear head members 11 and 12 are divided from the front extension 10 by vertically disposed slits 15 and 16 respectlvely. The front 1 adjacent its outer edge is slitted to provide vertical, slots 17 and 18, while the side 2 is provided adjacent its bottom and a distance above the bottom equaling the height of the step 5 with a longitudinally extending slot 19 and a lower parallel slot 20 which'is of a less length than the slot 19.

In setting up the device the step 5 is folded against the side member 4, arranging the bottom 6 at a right angle to the side 4. The side 4 is bent at a right angle upon the back 3 so that one of the longitudinal edges of the bottom 6 will contact with the inner face of the back 3. The tongue 7 is arranged parallel with the bottom 6, and the side 2 is swung toward the bottom, permittmg the tongue to pass through the slot 19, and the side 2 to be folded against the edges of the bottom provided with the said tongue. The tongue 7 is then folded downwardly upon the outer face of the side 2, the lower and reduced portion of said tongue entering the slot 20, While the fins 9 of the tongue are arranged upon the outer face of the side 2, supporting the said side and preventing the collapsing of the box.

The front extension 10 is now folded at an angle over the device in the direction ofthe back, and likewise the front '1 is folded over the device at an angle, the angular relations of the front extension 10 permitting I either over the outer face of the back 3 or parallel fold lines, the front having spaced over the underface of the bottom 6. The tongue 7 is also folded over the bottom 6. This arrangement compresses the device into a small package and permits of the same to occupy a small space either forstorage or shipment. 7

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the .art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:'

A collapsible berry box formed from. a single piece of material comprising a front, a side, a back, a second side and a front extension 'all divided from each other by slots, the front extension having its edge memes formed with spear heads, the fins of which being spaced from the edge of said front extension, the second side member having a step divided by a fold line, a bottom connected with the step and divided therefrom by a fold line, a tongue upon the outer edge of the bottom divided therefrom by a fold line, the said tongue having its opposite end substantially V-shaped, the upper portions of which providing upwardly extending fins which are spaced from the bottom proper, the side adjacent its lower. edge having spaced longitudinally extending slots, the upper slot being of a greater Width than the lower slot, the. spear heads adapted to be inserted through the slots in the front and their fins to contact with the outer faces of the ends, the tongue of the bottom adapted to be passed first through the upper slot in the side and to have its finsvengaged with the upper wall provided by the said slot adjacent the ends of the slot, the lower and reduced portion of the tongue to enter the lower slot in the side, and the fins to extend above the upper slot when the device is in its set up position.

In testimony whereof I, afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GRACE WEDOO.

Witnesses:

JOHN 'll. BUSH, H. ZIEKMER. 

